LightNews — News, ranked by scholars

Louie Stowell

@louiestowell.bsky.social

December 19, 2025 at 4:21 PM

Camille Whitcher

@camillew.bsky.social

Day 16 #inktober2024 #scbwiArtober2024
Prompt #hair
#kidlitart #illustration #UKKidLit #KidLitUK
#childrensbookillustration #Inktober
Instagram.com/milly_of_bunston

October 16, 2024 at 1:00 PM

Camille Whitcher

@camillew.bsky.social

Day 6 #noctober2024 #inktober2024
Prompt #wisteria
#kidlitart #illustration #UKKidLit #KidLitUK
#childrensbookillustration #Inktober
Instagram.com/milly_of_bunston

October 6, 2024 at 10:40 AM

Rae Radford

@raeradford.bsky.social

TUESDAY
#bookboost 🚀
#ShamelessSelfPromo #UKKidLit #HistoricalFiction #thrillers
#suspense #kidlit #ukkidlit #Booksworthreading #writers
#BookSky #kidlituk #authorscommunity #fantasybooks
#romance #mustreadbooks #horrorbooks #books
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March 4, 2025 at 8:37 AM

Camille Whitcher

@camillew.bsky.social

Day 4 #nonsensetober24 #inktober2024
Prompt #totoroandlantern
#kidlitart #illustration #UKKidLit #KidLitUK
#childrensbookillustration #Inktober
Instagram.com/milly_of_bunston

October 4, 2024 at 10:24 AM

Louie Stowell

@louiestowell.bsky.social

Absolutely delightful news about a delightful person! #UKKidlit

The Bookseller @thebookseller.com · 7d

Faber has acquired a ‘gloriously funny and heartfelt’ coming-of-age young adult romantic comedy from debut author Dee Stevens.

A Girl’s Guide to Being a Boy, scheduled for publication in spring 2028. 👇

Faber wins five-way auction for Knights Of co-founder Dee Stevens’ YA debut

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October 2, 2026 at 7:05 AM

Rae Radford

@raeradford.bsky.social

TUESDAY #bookboost 🚀
#ShamelessSelfPromo #UKKidLit #HistoricalFiction #thrillers
#suspense #kidlit #ukkidlit #Booksworthreading #writers
#BookSky #kidlituk #authorscommunity #fantasybooks
#romance #mustreadbooks #horrorbooks #books
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January 21, 2025 at 11:43 AM

Rae Radford

@raeradford.bsky.social

SATURDAY

#bookboost 🚀
#ShamelessSelfPromo #UKKidLit #HistoricalFiction #thrillers
#suspense #kidlit #ukkidlit #Booksworthreading #writers
#BookSky #kidlituk #authorscommunity #fantasybooks
#romance #mustreadbooks #horrorbooks #books #Kindle #booktok #writers
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March 15, 2025 at 9:23 AM

Author Suzy Davies Award-Winning Children's Books and YA LitFic

@birdwriterwrites.bsky.social

#Lovetoread

www.amazon.co.uk/Housie-Mousi... #children #ukkidlit #books #readingforpleasure #SpringTerm #adventures

March 20, 2025 at 2:28 PM

Rae Radford

@raeradford.bsky.social

THURSDAY

#bookboost 🚀
#ShamelessSelfPromo #UKKidLit #HistoricalFiction #thrillers
#suspense #kidlit #ukkidlit #Booksworthreading #writers
#BookSky #kidlituk #authorscommunity #fantasybooks
#romance #mustreadbooks #horrorbooks #books #Kindle #booktok #writers
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March 13, 2025 at 10:40 AM

Fleur Hitchcock

@fleurhitchcock.bsky.social

There are more librarians here now! #UKkidlit
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November 26, 2024 at 7:04 PM

Louie Stowell

@louiestowell.bsky.social

#KidlitUK #UKkidlit #Childrensbooks

JohnChalmers+SandraMarrs=Metaphrog @metaphrog.bsky.social · Nov 18

🧵 Mega thread (in progress) of graphic novels for kids & YA recommendations. Will be adding to this list progressively. Feel free to add recommendations to it but no self-promo please.
For librarians, teachers, and new readers of graphic novels.
#KidsGN📚💬
#kidlit

November 20, 2024 at 7:58 AM

Rae Radford

@raeradford.bsky.social

TUESDAY

#bookboost 🚀 #ShamelessSelfpromoTuesday #ShamelessSelfPromo #UKKidLit #HistoricalFiction #thrillers
#suspense #kidlit #ukkidlit #writers #authors
#BookSky #kidlituk #authorscommunity #fantasybooks #horror
#romance #mustreadbooks #horror #books
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February 11, 2025 at 9:29 AM

Rae Radford

@raeradford.bsky.social

WEDNESDAY

#bookboost 🚀 #ShamelessSelfpromoWednesday #ShamelessSelfPromo #UKKidLit #HistoricalFiction #thrillers
#suspense #kidlit #ukkidlit #writers #authors
#BookSky #kidlituk #authorscommunity #fantasybooks #horror
#romance #mustreadbooks #horrorbooks #books
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February 5, 2025 at 9:38 AM

Ian Eagleton

@ianeagletonauthor.bsky.social

Well, that was a career highlight! Eeekkkk!
#kidlituk #ukkidlit

November 4, 2023 at 3:17 PM

Fleur Hitchcock

@fleurhitchcock.bsky.social

#UkKidLit

Fleur Hitchcock @fleurhitchcock.bsky.social · May 21

fleurhitchcock.wordpress.com/2025/05/21/s...

SHINEEEEEEEE.

I’ve a book coming out in October – and yes, it’s a Christmas Murder Mystery for 8+. Capital letters, just so that you get the idea. It’s set in a hotel, it has snow and bic…

fleurhitchcock.wordpress.com

May 21, 2025 at 9:43 PM

Marianne Doherty

@mariannedoherty.bsky.social

#kidlit #kidlitUK #UKKidLit

Simon James Green @simonjamesgreen.bsky.social · Mar 20

UK authors - I urge you to read this article about a school in Manchester who removed hundreds of our books from their library they deemed ‘inappropriate’ and share. This is appalling censorship - and it’s coming from the school’s head and SLT themselves. @indexoncensorship.org

School book banning escalates in the UK as Greater Manchester secondary school censors scores of books - Index on Censorship

A school librarian faced a disciplinary hearing and scores of books were removed from her school library after she stocked Laura Bates’ Men Who Hate Women

www.indexoncensorship.org

March 21, 2026 at 7:26 AM

Gita Ralleigh

@gitaralleigh.bsky.social

#kidlituk #ukkidlit

Swapna Haddow @swapnahaddow.bsky.social · Aug 14

This one is out today! Part of Hachette’s Little Myths series, find out about Rama and Sita in this book by me and #DarshikaVarma 💚

August 14, 2025 at 1:28 PM

Louie Stowell

@louiestowell.bsky.social

Book recs from kids are the best! #UKKidlit

Tom Griffiths @checkemoutbooks.bsky.social · Jul 13

No assembly books photo this week I’m afraid due to our transition days but here are some recommendations from Y5 ready to go into Waterstones soon for our Cheswick display. They have been discussing their books of the year and here are a few of them 🙌 @louiestowell.bsky.social

July 13, 2025 at 7:24 AM

Hazel Pinner

@hazelmpinner.bsky.social

#UKKidLit #BookSky #EduSky

Eve Ainsworth @eveainsworth.bsky.social · Jul 28

Just putting it out there in the universe

I suspect lots of young people will be wanting to read about girls football following the Lioness’ latest success. I have written lots of books in this genre

Also - for any editors interested, I would always love to write more 😂

July 28, 2025 at 8:32 AM

Louie Stowell

@louiestowell.bsky.social

This book is SO GOOD, attention #UKKidlit

JohnChalmers+SandraMarrs=Metaphrog @metaphrog.bsky.social · Feb 19

⭐️COVER REVEAL⭐️ for our graphic novel Wilomina: The Land of Dreams and Nightmares! @scholasticuk.bsky.

We’ve been working on it since 2023. It’s been quite a journey. The idea was one of those lightning bolt moments.

Think Spirited Away, My Neighbor Totoro, Labyrinth & Wednesday

#comics #KidLitUK

February 19, 2026 at 8:51 AM

Elen Caldecott

@elencaldecott.bsky.social

#UKKidLit #UKKidLitNews

Kit de Waal @kitdewaal.com · Dec 18

Unpublished writers of middle-grade and early teen fiction can enter to win £3000 and 9 months of mentoring and professional development from Hachette Children’s Group. Part of the Northern Writers’ Awards. Other prizes and awards on their site.

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